Informix configuration parameters

Configuration parameters identify objects (such as tables, indexes, and columns) to be stored in the database. Their corresponding values identify how the object will be stored in the database. The parameters and their configuration strings are grouped by configuration keywords.

In geodatabases stored in an IBM Informix database, parameter name–configuration string pairs are used by ArcGIS to do the following:

• Establish the storage characteristics of tables and indexes. You need to understand how Informix creates and stores tables and indexes to properly alter these settings. Therefore, consult the IBM documentation for the version of Informix you are using before you alter these settings.
• Make keywords available for users in the ArcGIS interface.
• Provide comments that describe the configuration keyword.
• Define how XML documents are stored. Since ArcGIS does not use XML documents directly, it is unlikely you'll need to set these parameters.

The following table is an alphabetic list of all the possible configuration parameters that can be used in a geodatabase in Informix. Following that is a more in-depth explanation of the parameters grouped by their functionality.

Configuration parameter summary

Parameter name	Description	Value
A_INDEX_ROWID	Adds table object ID column index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
A_INDEX_STATEID	Adds table sde_state_id column index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
A_INDEX_USER	Adds table index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
A_RTREE	Adds table R-tree index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters. The default value in is blank; therefore, the Informix default is used. Consult your Informix documentation for this value.
A_STORAGE	Adds table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
AUX_INDEX_COMPOSITE	Raster AUX table composite column index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
AUX_STORAGE	Raster AUX table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
B_INDEX_ROWID	Business table object ID column index and raster row ID index R<N>_SDE_ROWID_UK storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
B_INDEX_TO_DATE	Storage parameter info for creating the index R<registration_id>_sde_todate, which is used when updating the history table during an archive operation	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
B_INDEX_USER	Business table user index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
B_RTREE	Business table R-tree index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters. The default value in is blank; therefore, the Informix default is used. Consult your Informix documentation for this value.
B_STORAGE	Business table and raster attribute table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
BLK_INDEX_COMPOSITE	Raster BLK table composite column index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
BLK_LOB_STORAGE	Allows you to specify a storage location for raster block data	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
BLK_STORAGE	Raster BLK table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
BND_INDEX_COMPOSITE	Raster BND table composite column index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
BND_INDEX_ID	Raster BND table RID column index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
BND_STORAGE	Raster BND table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
COMMENT	Line used for comments	You can place any comment up to 2,048 characters.
D_INDEX_DELETED_AT	Deletes table sde_deleted_at column index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
D_INDEX_ STATE_ROWID	Deletes table sde_states_id and sde_deletes_row_id column index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
D_STORAGE	Deletes table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
LD_INDEX_DATA_ID	Sde_logfile_data storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
LD_INDEX_ROWID	Sde_logfile_data and sde_logpool<sde_id> tables' sde_rowid column index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
LD_STORAGE	Sde_logfile_data and sde_logpool<sde_id> tables' storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
LF_INDEXES	Sde_logfiles table column indexes storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
LF_STORAGE	Sde_logfiles table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
MAX_CACHED_CURSORS	Maximum number of cached cursors	0 or higher 0 = disabled The default value is 80.
MVTABLES_MODIFIED_INDEX	Mvtables_modified index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
MVTABLES_MODIFIED_TABLE	Mvtables_modified table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
RAS_INDEX_ID	Raster RAS table RID index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
RAS_STORAGE	Raster RAS table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
S_STORAGE	Represents a smart BLOB sbspace	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
SESSION_INDEX	Session-based log file index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
SESSION_STORAGE	Session-based log file table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
SESSION_TEMP_TABLE	Not used in geodatabases in Informix	0
STATE_LINEAGES_TABLE	State_lineages table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
STATES_INDEX	States table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
STATES_TABLE	States table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
UI_NETWORK_TEXT	User interface parameter, which indicates associated configuration keyword will appear in the ArcGIS user interface; contains description of network configuration	Description up to 2,048 characters
UI_TERRAIN_TEXT	User interface parameter, which indicates associated configuration keyword will appear in the ArcGIS user interface; contains description of terrain configuration	Description up to 2,048 characters
UI_TEXT	User interface parameter, which indicates associated configuration keyword will appear in the ArcGIS user interface; contains description of associated noncomposite configuration keyword	Description up to 2,048 characters
UI_TOPOLOGY_TEXT	User interface parameter, which indicates associated configuration keyword will appear in the ArcGIS user interface; contains description of topology configuration	Description up to 2,048 characters
USE_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKING	Exclusive locking used during geodatabase compression	TRUE or FALSE
VERSIONS_INDEX	Version index storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
VERSIONS_TABLE	Versions table storage definition	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
XML_DOC_LOB_STORAGE	Storage and access information for XML documents in the xml_doc column of the sde_xml_doc<n> table	Provide the name of a Smart BLOB space where the LOB data will be stored, <SBLOBspace_name>
XML_DOC_STORAGE	Storage clause for sde_xml_doc<n> table	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
XML_DOC_VAL_LOB_STORAGE	Storage and access information for the XML document content in the xml_doc_val column of the sde_xml_doc<n> table	Provide the name of a Smart BLOB space where the LOB data will be stored, <SBLOBspace_name>
XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_PARAMS	A comma-separated list of secondary access method parameter–value pairs as required by the DataBlade module you are using The default (set under XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_TYPE) is Basic Text Search (BTS).	delete='deferred'
XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_STORAGE	Indicates the smart BLOB space or Extspace in which the text index will be stored	There is no default value for this parameter. When using the BTS DataBlade module, specify the name of a logged smart BLOB space or an Extspace in which the BTS full-text index will be created. For further details, see the BTS DataBlade module documentation.
XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_TYPE	The type of text index used By default, the BTS DataBlade module is used, so bts is the default value for this parameter.	bts
XML_IDX_INDEX_DOUBLE	Storage clause for the xmlix<n>_db index on the double_tag column of the sde_xml_idx<n> table	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
XML_IDX_INDEX_ID	Storage clause for the xmlix<n>_id index on the ID column of the xml_idx<n> table	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
XML_IDX_INDEX_STRING	Storage clause for xmlix<n>_st index on the string_tag column of the sde_xml_idx<n> table	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
XML_IDX_INDEX_TAG	Storage clause for the xmlix<n>_tg index on the tag_id column of the sde_xml_idx<n> table	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
XML_IDX_STORAGE	Storage clause for sde_xml_idx<n> table (the index table of an XML column)	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.
XML_IDX_TEXT_TAG_STORAGE	Storage and access information for the contents of the text_tag column in the sde_xml_idx<n> table (the index table of an XML column)	Provide the name of a Smart BLOB space where the LOB data will be stored, <SBLOBspace_name>
XML_INDEX_TAGS_INDEX	Storage clause for xml_indextags_pk index of the sde_xml_indexes table	See your Informix documentation for CREATE INDEX parameters.
XML_INDEX_TAGS_TABLE	Storage clause for sde_xml_index_tags table and the xml_indextags_ix1 and xml_indextags_ix2 indexes on the tag_name and tag_alias columns, respectively	See your Informix documentation for CREATE TABLE parameters.

Note:

For the XML parameters, <n> refers to the xml_column_id associated with a specific XML column.

Functional descriptions of parameters

Business table and index storage parameters

A business table is any Informix table created by an ArcGIS client.

Use the B_STORAGE parameter to define the storage configuration of a business table.

Four index parameters exist to support the creation of business table indexes. The B_INDEX_USER parameter holds the storage configuration for user-defined indexes. The B_INDEX_ROWID parameter holds the storage configuration of the index created on the registered table's object ID column, commonly referred to as the row ID. A registered table can be created from ArcGIS Desktop. The B_RTREE parameter holds the storage configuration of the spatial column index created when a spatial column is added to a business table. ArcGIS creates this index when it creates a feature class. The B_INDEX_TO_DATE parameter specifies the storage for the index R<registration_id>_sde_todate. This index is created when archiving is enabled on a business table and is used when updating the history table during an archive operation.

Note:

ArcGIS registers all tables that it creates. Tables not created by ArcGIS can also be registered with the geodatabase from within ArcGIS Desktop. The table_registry system table maintains a list of the currently registered tables.

Adds and deletes tables storage parameters

Registering a business table or feature class as versioned allows multiple users to maintain and edit an object. ArcGIS creates two tables—the adds table and the deletes table—for each table that is registered as versioned.

At appropriate intervals, users merge the changes they have made with the changes made by other users and reconcile any conflicts that arise when the same features are modified.

Adds table parameters

The A_STORAGE parameter maintains the storage configuration of the adds table. The adds table is named a<n>, where <n> is the registration ID listed in the table_registry system table. For instance, if the business table roads is listed with a registration ID of 10, ArcGIS creates the adds table as a10.

Four other parameters hold the storage configuration of the indexes of the adds table:

• The A_INDEX_ROWID storage parameter holds the storage configuration of the index that is created on the versioned object ID column, commonly referred to as the row ID. The adds table row ID index is named a<n>_rowid_ix1, where <n> is the business table's registration ID with which the adds table is associated.
• The A_INDEX_STATEID parameter holds the storage configuration of the index that is created on the adds table's sde_state_id column. The sde_state_id column index is called a<n>_state_ix2, where <n> is the business table's registration ID with which the adds table is associated.
• The A_RTREE storage parameter holds the storage configuration of the index that is created on the adds table's spatial column. If the business table contains a spatial column, the column and its index are duplicated in the adds table.
• The A_INDEX_USER storage parameter holds the storage configuration of user-defined indexes that is created on the adds table. The user-defined indexes on the business tables are duplicated on the adds table.

Deletes table parameters

The D_STORAGE storage parameter holds the storage configuration of the deletes table. The deletes table is named d<n>, where <n> is the registration ID listed in the table_registry system table. For instance, if the business table roads is listed with a registration ID of 10, the deletes table is created as d10.

Two other parameters hold the storage configuration of the indexes that are created on the deletes table:

• The D_INDEX_STATE_ROWID storage parameter holds the storage configuration of the d<n>_idx1 index that is created on the deletes table's sde_state_id and sde_deletes_row_id columns.
• The D_INDEX_DELETED_AT storage parameter holds the storage configuration of the d<n>_idx2 index that is created on the deletes table's sde_deleted_at column.

Raster table and index storage parameters

A raster column added to a business table is actually a foreign key reference to raster data stored in a schema consisting of four tables and five supporting indexes.

• The RAS_STORAGE parameter holds the Informix CREATE TABLE storage configuration of the ras table.
• The RAS_INDEX_ID storage parameter holds the Informix CREATE INDEX storage configuration of the ras table index. The BND_STORAGE parameter holds the Informix CREATE TABLE storage configuration of the bnd table.
• The BND_INDEX_COMPOSITE storage parameter holds the Informix CREATE INDEX storage configuration of the bnd table's composite column index.
• The BND_INDEX_ID storage parameter holds the Informix CREATE INDEX storage configuration of the bnd table's rid column index.
• The AUX_STORAGE parameter holds the Informix CREATE TABLE storage configuration of the aux table.
• The AUX_INDEX_COMPOSITE storage parameter holds the Informix CREATE INDEX storage configuration of the aux table's index.
• The BLK_STORAGE parameter holds the Informix CREATE TABLE storage configuration of the blk table.
• The BLK_INDEX_COMPOSITE storage parameter holds the Informix CREATE TABLE storage configuration of the blk table's index.

There is an additional type of raster table—the raster attribute table. These tables store attribute values based on cell values in the raster. The B_STORAGE parameter defines the storage of these tables. If you need to define a different storage location for these tables than you do for other feature class business tables, be sure to create a raster keyword you can use when creating raster datasets and raster catalogs that specifies different storage information for the raster attribute tables.

To learn more about raster attribute tables, see Raster dataset attribute tables.

Log file table parameters

Log file tables are used by ArcGIS to maintain sets of selected records. Log file parameters affect log file and log file data tables and indexes. They begin with the letter L or SESSION. The defaults are as follows:

• LF_STORAGE defines the configuration of the sde_logfiles table.
• LF_INDEXES configures creation of indexes on the sde_logfiles table.
• LD_STORAGE defines configuration of the sde_logfile_data and sde_logpool_<sde_id> tables.
• LD_INDEX_DATA_ID configures the creation of the sde_logfile_data_idx2 index on the sde_logfile_data table and of the sde_logpool_<sde_id>_idx1 index on the sde_logpool_<sde_id> table.
• LD_INDEX_ROWID configures creation of the index sde_log file_data_idx1 on the sde_log file_data table and the index sde_logpool_<sde_id>_idx1 on the sde_logpool_<sde_id> table.
• SESSION_STORAGE defines the storage of session-based log file tables.
• SESSION_INDEX defines the storage of indexes created on session-based log file tables.
• SESSION_TEMP_TABLE is not used in Informix databases.

For more information on how log file tables are used in the geodatabase, see Log file table configuration options for Informix.

User interface parameters

User interface parameters begin with UI and indicate whether their associated configuration keyword will be available through the ArcGIS user interface and ArcObjects. UI_TEXT is used for noncomposite configuration keywords. UI_TOPOLOGY_TEXT is used for topology keywords. UI_TERRAIN_TEXT is used for terrain keywords. UI_NETWORK_TEXT is used for network keywords. The default configuration keywords that need UI parameters already have them. You would only add one of these parameters if you created your own custom keywords.

XML storage parameters

XML configuration parameters are used to specify storage information for the tables and indexes used to track and store XML documents. There are three XML configuration parameters specific to Informix that must have proper values specified for them: XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_TYPE, XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_PARAMS, and XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_STORAGE.

The XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_TYPE parameter specifies the secondary index access method provided by the Basic Text Search DataBlade module. The value for this parameter should be specified as shown here:

XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_TYPE         "bts"

The XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_PARAMS parameter specifies a comma-separated list of secondary access method parameter–value pairs as required by the Basic Text Search DataBlade module. The value for this parameter should be specified as shown here:

XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_PARAMS      "delete='deferred'"

The XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_STORAGE parameter names the storage space where the full-text index will be created.

When using version 1.00 of the Basic Text Search DataBlade module (bundled with Informix Dynamic Server [IDS] version 11.10), the value for this parameter should name an Extspace, as shown in this example:

XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_STORAGE   "bts_extspace"

If you are using version 2.00 of the BTS DataBlade module (bundled with IDS version 11.50), this parameter may name an Extspace as shown in the previous example, or it may name a logged smart BLOB space, as shown in the following example:

XML_IDX_FULLTEXT_STORAGE   "sbspace2"

The following is an example CREATE INDEX statement that matches the settings for these three configuration parameters:

CREATE INDEX xmldoc1_txt ON sde_xml_doc1 (xml_doc_val bts_clob_ops)
USING bts ( delete='deferred' ) IN bts_extspace

The next three configuration parameters are used by Informix to specify the smart BLOB space in which to store large object data (BLOB or CLOB) for the sde_xml_doc<id#> and sde_xml_idx<id#> tables:

XML_DOC_LOB_STORAGE           "<SBLOBspace name>"

XML_DOC_VAL_LOB_STORAGE       "<SBLOBspace name>"

XML_IDX_TEXT_TAG_STORAGE       "<SBLOBspace name>"

These values of the parameters can be modified to specify a DB space name for table and index storage as follows. Be sure to replace <DBspace name> with the name of the DB space in which you want the tables and indexes to be stored.

XML_INDEX_TAGS_TABLE          "IN <DBspace name> EXTENT SIZE 16 NEXT SIZE 16 LOCK MODE ROW"

XML_INDEX_TAGS_INDEX         "FILLFACTOR 90 IN <DBspace name>"

XML_DOC_STORAGE               "IN <DBspace name> EXTENT SIZE 16 NEXT SIZE 16 LOCK MODE ROW"

XML_IDX_STORAGE              "IN <DBspace name> EXTENT SIZE 16 NEXT SIZE 16 LOCK MODE ROW"

XML_IDX_INDEX_ID              "FILLFACTOR 90 IN <DBspace name>"

XML_IDX_INDEX_TAG            "FILLFACTOR 90 IN <DBspace name>"

XML_IDX_INDEX_DOUBLE          "FILLFACTOR 90 IN <DBspace name>"

XML_IDX_INDEX_STRING         "FILLFACTOR 90 IN <DBspace name>"